Ahmad the Gifted Scriptorian

Ahmad has many good qualities, but the one that stands out to me the most is his knowledge of the scriptures and of our savior Jesus Christ, and his beautiful talent in music. Ahmad has most of the Book of Mormon stories memorized. He can tell you when an event occurred and the individuals who were affected, as well as the prophet of that era. Ahmad’s understanding of the scriptures is quite astonishing. He enjoys listening to scriptures and hymns on his MP3, which pleases me, because with all the evils of the world that he could be engaged in, he chooses to delight in scripture reading or listening. I have no doubt in my mind that he would have the scriptures mastered, once he serves a mission. Ahmad is a great example to many he comes in contact with. Since he has received the priesthood, he has brought 3 friends to church with him when he goes to mutual every Tuesday night, and he has only been in mutual for about a year. Ahmad has courage to preach the gospel to his friends, and he loves to share what he has learned from the scriptures, conference, and other church related materials that are considered doctrine. I am so proud of how he stands up for what he believes and that he is being an example to many of the youth who do not have the doctrine of Christ. Do not miss understand, I do not mean to boast of how knowledgeable my son is. Just like many of us, we have many weaknesses; however, this blog is not about his weaknesses, but his strengths; as a mother, I am proud to state the strengths that my son possesses. My family has a tendency to be either late or right on time for church, with the exception of Ahmad. Ahmad takes the imitative every Sunday to make sure that he is not late for sacrament; he walks to church without his family so he could be on time to pass the sacrament. What a beautiful blessing, to have a son who honors his priesthood.
There have been several times that I have been a witness to how much knowledge of the scriptures Ahmad has. The first time I actually realized that Ahmad had a deep conviction of the gospel was during a family home activity exercise. We had some friends over, and we decided to play an LDS board game called Righteous. This game is suppose to be designed for ages 8 and up, but it is clearly too complicated for many children and teenagers, if they are not familiar with the Book of Mormon at all. The couple that came to play with us that night had served a mission and was well exposed to the scriptures, but even they had a hard time. We also played this game with current missionaries who were serving in our area and they too had a hard time, but little Ahmad did not. He knew most of the questions, hymns, and scenarios of the game. I was very pleased that he knew so much of the scriptures. He was able to recite several scriptures. He truly is smart. In addition to him being wise, Ahmad is also gifted in secular knowledge as well. Ahmad had gotten honor roll three years in a row. By the time he got to second grade they wanted to skip him to one grade higher, because they thought he was too bored with the material the teachers were giving him. Ahmad truly has the gift of knowledge.
The next best thing that Ahmad loves to do other than reading and striving to master his scriptures is playing his viola, and he is very good at it. I am so pleased with him; he is a wonderful kid, when he wants to be. Ahmad also is very musically inclined. He loves to play the viola and violin. He prefers to play the viola, but he can play the violin as well. His first orchestra concert was this year at Brent Wood Middle School May 14, 2009, it was awesome. He had his own solo, which was played beautifully. We all had a good time listening to how well he played. Ahmad has advanced quite a bit this year with playing the viola. Currently, he is striving to play the piano; I can’t wait to see how that turns out.